IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, has sent her end of the year message to all IUCN members, staff, Council and Commission members. In it, she looks back at the past year and ahead to what 2008 will hold. The full message is available in the three official IUCN languages. …

Sailing to Barcelona is an initiative of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) which will provide an unprecedented push for coastal and marine conservation globally. As part of the 2008 IUCN World Conservation Congress, it will offer a neutral platform for its Members and partners to advance the protection of coastal and marine biodiversity. …

Staff of IUCN Sri Lanka invited its private sector partners to an evening with them on December 11, 2007 to discuss business opportunities arising from the National Red List which was launched recently. This informal evening was held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel. …

As there is no generally accepted definition of a rights-based approach to conservation, multiple interpretations exist which leads to confusion when the term is used. The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has initiated further research and debate about the application of such an approach in order to evaluate the potential merit of the concept and enable it to be ‘operationalized’. …